History Trivia Contest

In recent years, we've held Virtual History Trivia Contests to engage audiences in thinking and learning about significant people, places, and events connected to our site history. The virtual format - questions delivered directly to email inboxes! - worked well as we navigated the restrictions on in-person gatherings during the pandemic. In 2020, trivia questions focused on the Battle of Ridgefield; in 2021, it was all about the Civil War. See below for daily trivia questions we've used in the past.

Click below to find the answers:

• Question 30: A Lasting Legacy
  April 30, 2021
• Question 29: A Job to Do
  April 29, 2021
• Question 28: First Casualty of War
  April 28, 2021
• BONUS Question: Blamed for the Failure
  April 27, 2021
• Question 27: A Happy Birthday
  April 27, 2021
• Question 26: The Most Violent Insurrection
  April 26, 2021
• Question 25: Keep the Home Fires Burning
  April 25, 2021
• Question 24: Pass/Fail
  April 24, 2021
• Question 23: Soldier's Heart
  April 23, 2021
• Question 22: The Funeral of Christopher Olmstead
  April 22, 2021
• Question 21: We Remember
  April 21, 2021
• Question 20: All in a Name
  April 20, 2021
• Question 19: Union Soldiers' Requirement
  April 19, 2021
• Question 18: Eyewitness Account
  April 18, 2021
• Question 17: Voter Fraud?
  April 17, 2021
• Question 16: Seeking Orators
  April 16, 2021
• Question 15: Underground Railroad
  April 15, 2021
• Question 14: Witness to Secession
  April 14, 2021
• Question 13: Soldiers Fair
  April 13, 2021
• Question 12: Startling News
  April 12, 2021
• Question 11: A View from the Resseguie Inn
  April 11, 2021
• Question 10: The Enemy Within
  April 10, 2021
• Question 9: Day of Remembrance
  April 9, 2021
• Question 8: Lest We Forget
  April 8, 2021
• Question 7: The Governor
  April 7, 2021
• Question 6: From Private to Governor
  April 6, 2021
• Question 5: Barlow's Knoll
  April 5, 2021
• Question 4: From These Honored Dead
  April 4, 2021
• Question 3: Seeing the Elephant
  April 3, 2021
• Question 2: Connecticut Voluntary Infantry Regiments
  April 2, 2021